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Data is at the core of our project, but numbers alone can't tell a good story. These interactive visualizations are here to help you grasp the phenomenon of large-scale land acquisitions. Through them, we try to provide answers to questions such as how much land we're talking about, who's buying where, how much of the land is used for growing food, etc.

Delve into our dataset and create your own narrative. You can start from pre-configured entry points where deals have been grouped by common shared attributes such as nature of investment, region or investor. Customize your research by filtering information according to your line of interest, and drill down to single deals where you can provide feedback and start a discussion through comments.

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Collecting information about land deals is a long and difficult process. The information is hard to find and even harder to confirm through independent sources. Do you have information about land deals in your country? Can you confirm or update information we already have? Do you have ideas for new visualizations, or want to make your own? Help us grow.

Job Opening

Communications Coordinator of the Land Matrix Initiative

Application deadline extended until 20 October 2017

The
Land Matrix Initiative (LMI) is a global and independent initiative monitoring
competition over land use in the Global South. Its goal is to facilitate an
open development community of citizens, researchers, policy-makers and
technology specialists to promote transparency and accountability in decisions
over land and investment. The LMI has become an international innovative
benchmark for its open data and development approach, database structure, web
appearance, and multi-stakeholder character, and has received wide interest
among policymakers, development practitioners, NGOs, the media, researchers and
the informed public.

We are seeking a Communications Coordinator to develop and
implement our communication strategy, to manage our public relations and
to connect our user community needs to our platform development. As a
member of the Land Matrix Coordination Unit he/she will be responsible
for organizing, monitoring and improving all LMI communication
activities at global level.

Analytical Report of the Land Matrix II - published on October 11, 2016

International Land Deals for Agriculture - Fresh insights from the Land Matrix

Around the world, 26.7 million hectares of agricultural land have
been transferred into the hands of foreign investors since the year
2000. This means that these investors possess approximately 2 per cent
of the arable land worldwide, or roughly the equivalent to the total
area covered by United Kingdom and Slovenia together. This finding comes
from Land Matrix's newest report "Land Matrix Analytical Report II:
International Land Deals for Agriculture".

The report provides detailed information on who is buying up
farmland in which regions of the world and how this land is being used.
It also highlights the economic, social, and political impacts of land
investments.

Liberia Country Profile

Large-scale land acquisitions in Liberia

Through
collecting data on large-scale land transactions, the Land Matrix increases
transparency to foster accountability of investors and other parties involved
in large-scale land transactions. The Land Matrix aims to contribute in an
innovative and relevant way to the growing movement towards open development -
allowing for greater public involvement in critical decisions that affect the
lives of land-users around the world.

The Land Matrix Africa Focal Point developed a detailed profile of large-scale land acquisitions in Liberia.

Argentina Country Profile

Large-scale land acquisitions in Argentina

Through
collecting data on large-scale land transactions, the Land Matrix increases
transparency to foster accountability of investors and other parties involved
in large-scale land transactions. The Land Matrix aims to contribute in an
innovative and relevant way to the growing movement towards open development -
allowing for greater public involvement in critical decisions that affect the
lives of land-users around the world.

The Land Matrix
Latin America Focal Point developed a detailed profile of large-scale land acquisitions in Argentina.